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Dear Sirs,
Many thanks for your recent correspondence regarding fees charged by this Authority for various taxi licenses.
Unfortunately, due to the complexity and significant variance in workloads associated in awarding individual licences, we are unable to give you a detailed breakdown of costs that make up each license fee.
Instead, our charging model has developed based on a combination of local economic circumstance, budgetary demands and anticipated service requirements. Our charges are agreed annually by the appointed Taxi Licensing Committee and are subject to regular benchmarking against other **** ******** Authorities.
The net consequence is that, under existing arrangements, the Council offers a highly competitive pricing model that offers good value for money in consideration of the quality of service and level of resources it has invested into this service.
The following provides a more detailed description of the taxi licensing budget 2010/11; it shows that, currently, the Council subsidises the taxi licensing service by over £100,000 per annum:
£ As %age of total cost
Staff £370,000 71% Includes enforcement and all associated staff costs including travel allowances, expenses and training
Vehicle testing £72,500 14%
CRB checks £10,000 2%
Legal fees £15,000 3% Being court costs
Other operational £53,500 10% Includes ICT, printing and stationery, postages, and core central charges (e.g. building costs, accountancy support etc)
Gross cost £521,000
Income from fees (415,000) Includes all fee income
Net cost £106,000
Though I appreciate the above may not provide the information necessary to support your current survey, I hope it has helped you understand the processes in place here at ****** ***. Should you require any further information, please contact ***** ******, licensing officer, on ***** ****
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George Carlin
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Does it involve a lot more work to process a HC vehicle than a PHV